Market Research Internship
Location
United States
Posted
16 days ago
Salary
Not specified
Job Description
Role Description
Help the Executive Team decide which 2-3 markets Auditless should bet on for the next 3 years—your research becomes our strategy to reach $10M revenue by 2029.
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Weeks 1-4: Market Research
- Size 16 segments (VC funds, RE funds, SPVs, PE) using SEC filings, DOL databases, Preqin, PitchBook
- Run feasibility math: which markets can support $10M ARR with <15% market share?
- Map competitive landscape, distribution partners and buyer personas
- Use AI tools to verify sources, validate methodologies, and quality-check outputs
- Collaborate with product/engineering team to assess build difficulty and technical requirements per segment
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Weeks 5-7: Customer Discovery
- Conduct 30-50 interviews with fund CFOs, GPs, auditors, administrators
- Score markets on pain severity, willingness to pay, sales cycle length
- Validate pricing and GTM assumptions with real buyers
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Week 8: Recommendation
- Present final scored ranking to CEO/COO with defendable logic
- Your recommendation becomes our FY26-28 strategy
Qualifications
- MBA Student
- 2-5 years consulting experience (MBB, Big 4, boutique), financial analyst or similar experience with exposure to markets research
- Research tenacity (comfortable with SEC filings, databases, LinkedIn sourcing)
- Synthesis ability (turn 50 data points + conflicting interviews into clear recommendations)
- Exploring consulting → startup transition
Requirements
- Not required: Technical background, accounting expertise, prior startup experience
Benefits
- You'll learn: Market sizing, customer discovery, GTM strategy, startup decision-making under constraint
- You'll build: Portfolio piece, 30+ founder/VC relationships, startup experience
Logistics
- Location: Remote-friendly
- Team: 2-3 interns, each owning market segments
How to Apply
- Follow instructions in the Ashby link.
- Rolling applications—strong candidates get offers fast
Questions?
- Email: chris@auditless.co
- Email: sofia@auditless.co
Bottom line
Your consulting training taught you to structure problems and find data. This role lets you see those skills actually shape company strategy—not disappear into PowerPoint. Apply if you want ownership, impact, and clarity on whether startups are for you.
Apply now. First interviews start February 26, 2026.
Job Requirements
- MBA Student
- 2-5 years consulting experience (MBB, Big 4, boutique), financial analyst or similar experience with exposure to markets research
- Research tenacity (comfortable with SEC filings, databases, LinkedIn sourcing)
- Synthesis ability (turn 50 data points + conflicting interviews into clear recommendations)
- Exploring consulting → startup transition
- Not required: Technical background, accounting expertise, prior startup experience
Benefits
- You'll learn: Market sizing, customer discovery, GTM strategy, startup decision-making under constraint
- You'll build: Portfolio piece, 30+ founder/VC relationships, startup experience
- Logistics
- Location: Remote-friendly
- Team: 2-3 interns, each owning market segments
- How to Apply
- Follow instructions in the Ashby link.
- Rolling applications—strong candidates get offers fast
- Questions?
- Email: chris@auditless.co
- Email: sofia@auditless.co
- Bottom line
- Your consulting training taught you to structure problems and find data. This role lets you see those skills actually shape company strategy—not disappear into PowerPoint. Apply if you want ownership, impact, and clarity on whether startups are for you.
- Apply now. First interviews start February 26, 2026.
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